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John A. Macdonald is born in Glasgow Scotland to parents Hugh Macdonald and Helen Shaw
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After upper and lower canada were merged each part of the new colony were given equal seats in assembly
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On Febuary 10, 1841 the crown declared that upper and lower canada would be merged, creating one legislative assembly
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Crowds of protesters opposed Governor General Lord Elgin and his Rebbellion Losses Bill. The protesters threw eggs and stones at his carriage and the protsest eventually turned into a riot. They invaded the parliment buildings and set it on fire.
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John A. Macdonald reffered the matter of the capital city of Canada to the Queen. Some people wanted it to be Quebec City, The Queen anounced that her decision was Ottawa.
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The government gorund to a halt and stopped working. The reason it stopped was because there were not enough seats to represent the different areas of canada. this was all cleared up by 1861.
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The Maritime colonies came together to discuss creating a union between all of them.
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The conservative government was defeated by two votes, crushing for Macdonald.
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Delegates from different colonies of canada discussed the whether a strong central government or more power to prvinces would be better for the country.
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16 delegates from the province of canada and great britian came together to discuss making the province of canada into an actual country.
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On July 1st, 1867 John A. Maconald was knighted and became the first Prime Minister of Canada.we now observe July 1st as Canada day.
